Customer Reviews

Microsoft FrontPage 2003 Upgrade [OLD VERSION]

5 star:		(12)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 sports a new "Windows XP"-like interface. The major changes to this version, however, occur under the hood.

FrontPage 2003 creates cleaner code than any previous version. FrontPage also supports web development technologies such as ASP.NET. FrontPage 2003 is able to create more complex web solutions easier than any previous version.

One major drawback to FrontPage is its lack of support for PHP. As PHP becomes more common it is surprising that Microsoft still does not support it natively in FrontPage 2003.

FrontPage's more robust code and intuitive interface make it an excellent upgrade.

Microsoft finally got this version of FrontPage right. I have uses FP since 97/98 and started using Dreamweaver because of the limitations and "clunkyness" of the old versions. This version however seems to get it right, and I have no problems recommending this to either amature or experienced webmasters.

I've found this newest version of Front Page to be the best Microsoft has ever delivered. It's intuitive, easy to use, has clean HTML and an affordable price. I bought Dreamweaver MX after reading all the reviews about how wonderful it was. It has an easy way of creating rollovers but that's about it as far as I'm concerned. I think FP wins hands down and would certainly recommend it..

I have used FP since it first came out. I love it. I have 77 sites and a couple of businesses. My average site is fairly large with sometimes 2000 pages and then there are products for sale. Yes Front page can be used for a business however the one problem that is correctly stated by these reviews is that it does not offer the ability to do special graphics such as mouseover effects that can only be made with Dreamweaver or other products if you need fancy graphics you will need another product to produce it. But then again such fanasy websites with script and java often have their own drawbacks such as problems with search engines listing them. This program will do for 99% of your sites and will allow flash presentations.

I haven't upgraded since 2000. This version has made good improvements - especially in the html window. They have also made it very easy to navigate between open file windows. This version integrates better with the rest of the Office Suite. I wouldn't go back to my old version now!

I use FrontPage mainly for a page editing and design. Also, I've found a few of the other features helpful as well such as themes, shared borders and navigation bars. The guts of my site, however, rely heavily on cgi and various Perl modules. I have not had many conflicts with FrontPage until this latest version. I've experienced program freezes, unwanted file permission changes, unexpected theme changes and many other annoying bugs. For advanced users wanting to upgrade, I would suggest waiting until Microsoft has time to fix all the bugs in this version.

Front Page 2003 is much improved over MSFrontPage 2000. However, there is a learning curve I have not mastered after working to develop a complete new website. Depending on the site background, editing tags with dark colors are illegible.

The help section within MSFrontPage 2003 is very good with the exception of one or two questions. That may be my problem rather than theirs.

Once you understand the "body," "font," "align," "span," etc., it is quite doable. The "body," etc., is used more extensively with extra options than before.

Making a decision on certain page options is a little difficult due to not understanding basic html.

Uploading and downloading a site is much easier and provides more information than before.

I consider myself an advanced user since I manage three websites, so I highly recommend it.

Reviewer: Jerri McCloud

I used this to upgrade from FrontPage 2000 and it was well worth the money. FrontPage 2003 lets me incorporate other MS products--such as MS Word and MS Excel. While FrontPage 2000 may have let me do this, it seemed a lot harder and confusing...so I gave up until I purchased FrontPage 2003. It also allows me to have have multiple pages open at the same time and these pages are identified with tabs, the same way Microsoft does it to identify worksheets in an Excel workbook. Since I am always looking for something better, I rate this a "4" because I'm convinced there is a product out there that doesn't have some of the minor "quirks" that FrontPage does...I haven't found it yet, but I'm looking.

I have been using Front Page since FP97 and love it. It is easy for a beginner to use and you can do so much with it. My purchases through Amazon are great.

I was glad to receive the frontpage upgrade version.The product did reach in time and was as picturized.I personally feel frontpage 2003 is better than all previous version and is very user friendly.
I had tried few other softwares and feel frontpage is great for static websites.Its simple to use and has all features inbuild to setup a corporate websites.